UK, England - Wireless Link @ 5GHz

Hello Martin,

ML> is it possible to use more than 1W EIRP? (if I have a > licence or sth). If yes, where can I get the licence > from?

I was about to suggest checking on the Radiocommunication Agency site because they used to have nice little guides to various radio services (perhaps including the one you're interested in). Apparently the RA has been replaced by something called Ofcom

Hope this helps, - Andy.

Try this...

Okay, I missed...

Brilliant. That is what I was looking for... Thank you. So they require a licence, but it's not expensive and EIRP is 2W. (In EU is 1W, some countries 100mW).

Thank you, Martin

I wonder if you could make do with a Wi-Fi access point on each end and use high gain yagi antennas to cover the distance. I have heard of people being able to "talk" many miles using such a setup.

Hello Jim,

JV> I wonder if you could make do with a Wi-Fi access > point on each end and use high gain yagi antennas to > cover the distance.

A high-gain Yagi increases your effective radiated power (increases the the amount of your radiated power that goes in a given direction), which might effect license requirements.

- Andy.

aiui, in the US that's permissible for point-to-point connections, too, so it's worth checking if the same is true in the UK.